Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy
Consultation has concluded
Shoalhaven City Council is seeking feedback from landowners on a proposed policy that would allow Council to purchase ‘residual’ land zoned C2 Environmental Conservation (C2 land) in Jerberra Estate and Nebraska Estate (if the Nebraska Estate Planning Proposal is finalised).
Please see Figure 1 for the location of these Estates.
Figure 1 - Site Location
Feedback from landowners will inform and assist preparation of the draft policy which will be reported to Council when meetings resume after the 2021 Local Government elections.
Landowners will be advised when the policy proposal is expected to be reported to Council for further consideration.
Continue readingShoalhaven City Council is seeking feedback from landowners on a proposed policy that would allow Council to purchase ‘residual’ land zoned C2 Environmental Conservation (C2 land) in Jerberra Estate and Nebraska Estate (if the Nebraska Estate Planning Proposal is finalised).
Please see Figure 1 for the location of these Estates.
Figure 1 - Site Location
Feedback from landowners will inform and assist preparation of the draft policy which will be reported to Council when meetings resume after the 2021 Local Government elections.
Landowners will be advised when the policy proposal is expected to be reported to Council for further consideration.
Background
Under Council's current Policy - Small Lot Rural Subdivisions - Dealing with Unpaid Rates and charges, Council will accept land in Jerberra and Nebraska Estates in lieu of unpaid rates but will not purchase the land.
Council is proposing a new policy that would allow the purchase of certain land zoned C2 Environmental Conservation, if requested by the owner, in Jerberra Estate and Nebraska Estate (if/when the land is rezoned). Land would only be purchased on a voluntary basis (willing seller / willing buyer) for the unimproved value less any outstanding rates/charges and any clean-up costs (if clean-up is required). Offering to purchase the undevelopable/residual C2 properties in each Estate will help to resolve the long-term tenure and management of this land. These landowners will otherwise have very limited options for using and/or selling their land. Further more, the land’s environmental values will not be as secure while it remains in fragmented private ownership. Any land purchased under the new policy would be retained as bushland and managed for conservation in perpetuity.
The cost of purchasing the land would be funded by the net profits from the sale of any Council-owned land in the same Estate that either has a ‘dwelling entitlement’ or is able to form part of a larger developable parcel. Ongoing management costs would be met from a variety of sources including any government funding that is able to be secured in the future and/or any surplus funds from the sale of Council's development land in the same Estate.
The new policy will also improve the eligibility of the proposed new Nebraska Estate planning controls for a biodiversity savings provision, i.e. Clause 34A of the Biodiversity Conservation (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 2017. This would benefit the owners of the developable land in Nebraska Estate as it does in Jerberra and Verons Estates.
For further information, please see the FAQs published in the Document Library on this web page.
For more information on the history of each estate please see the Newsfeed below.
What is residual C2 land?
Residual C2 Environmental Conservation land is land zoned C2 in the Jerberra Estate or proposed to be zoned C2 in the Nebraska Estate (if/ when the land is rezoned) that is so environmentally constrained that it is unsuitable for development. It is land that does not/ will not have a dwelling entitlement and nor is it proposed for consolidation into a larger development parcel. To see if your property is identified as residual C2 Environmental Conservation land please see Figure 2 (Jerberra Estate) and Figure 3 (Nebraska Estate) in the 'Photo Gallery' on this web page.
Have Your Say
Thank you for your feedback
The feedback period closed on Sunday, 25 July 2021
All landowners will be advised when the policy proposal is expected to be reported to Council for further consideration.
Lifecycle
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Survey / Comments Open
Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy has finished this stageFriday, 25 June 2021
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Survey Closes
Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy has finished this stageSunday, 25 July 2021
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Review all Feedback and Prepare Draft Policy
Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy has finished this stageLate July/August 2021
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Report to Council - Development and Environment Committee Meeting
Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy has finished this stage5 pm, Tuesday, 5 October 2121
Valuation reports, survey results, general feedback and draft policy for consideration/adoption
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Land Owner Notification
Jerberra and Nebraska Estates - Proposed Residual C2 Environmental Conservation Land Acquisition Policy is currently at this stageOctober 2021
Residual C2 landowners and all survey responders notified of Council’s decision
Document Library
- Policy - Voluntary Acquisition - Residual E2 Environmental Conservation Land - Jerberra & Nebraska Estates
- Jerberra Valuation Report
- Nebraska Valuation Report
- Agenda Development and Environmental Committee - 5 October 2021
- Report to Council Attachments Development and Environmental Committee - 5 October 2021
- Frequently Asked Questions - Proposed Residual E2 Land Acquisition - Jerberra Nebraska
- Planning Proposal Nebraska Estate 2014 (Gateway Version)
- Report to Council’s Development & Environment Committee (DE20.128) on 1 December 2020 on options for future management of E2 Environmental Conservation Land
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Nebraska Planning Proposal Council Reports and Minutes
- Report to Council's Policy and Planning Committee on 24 January 1995 on Nebraska Estate rezoning issues & MIN95.24
- Report on Nebraska Rezoning Investigations 1 December 2009
- Report - 18 January 2010 Following Deferral
- Rezoning Investigations Report to Development Committee 6 April 2010
- MIN10.376 - 6 April 2010
- Resolution to remove special rates from certain properties 18 May 2010
- MIN10.608 - 18 May 2010
- Report to Budget Working Party on Removal of Special Rates from Certain Properties 12 April 2011
- MIN11.401 - 19 April 2011
- Report to Council's Development Committee on 17 July 2012 on Possible Planning Proposal (Rezoning)
- MIN16.230 - 30 July 2013
- Report to Council's Development Committee on 5 April 2016 On Landowner Survey Outcomes
- Report to Council’s Development & Environment Committee (DE20.128) on 1 December 2020 On Options For Future Management of E2 Environmental Conservation Land
- MIN20.885 - 1 December 2020
- Report to Council’s Development & Environment Committee (DE20.130) on 1 December 2020 on Legacy Planning Proposals – Timing and Progression – NSW Government Direction
- MIN20.887 - 1 December 2020
- Report to Council’s Development & Environment Committee (DE21.5) on 18 January 2021 – Update on Legacy Planning Proposals – Timing and Progression – NSW Government Direction
- MIN21.6 - 18 January 2021
- Original Gateway Determination 3 March 2015
- Gateway alteration (Extension) 27 February 2019
- DPIE Response – Legacy PPs – Extension denied
- Gateway Determination – Alteration 15 December 2020 (Termination)
Who's Listening
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Phone 02 4429 3485 (Monday - Wednesday) Email maggie.chapman@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au